CNN's Clarissa Ward and Crew Held Captive by Militia in Darfur

The team was detained for 48 hours while reporting on Sudan's humanitarian crisis, highlighting the dangers journalists face in conflict zones.

Clarissa Ward, a CNN correspondent, and her team were detained by a militia in North Darfur while covering the region's humanitarian crisis.
The militia, led by a man known as 'the general,' suspected the crew of being spies and held them under armed guard for two days.
Ward and her crew were interrogated in a small, windowless room and later held outdoors under acacia trees, guarded by soldiers, some as young as 14.
During their captivity, the militia contacted the journalists' families, threatening prolonged detention if they spoke of the situation.
After being cleared of suspicion, the crew was released but expressed disappointment at not being able to complete their reporting mission in Tawila.